Avoiding Waste

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I always feel bad having to throw out stale bread so I started finding ways to make it last longer or re-purpose it. Here are a few ways that have worked well for me: Freeze it If I have extra, I just keep a few slices on the counter and freeze the rest. I thought I’d be able to tell the difference in quality but there really was no noticeable difference in […]

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Sunday, November 6th is the end of Daylight Savings Time for 2016, in which most of the country sets their clocks back by an hour. Besides resetting all your watches and clocks, today is also a good day to do a little maintenance on your emergency supplies. Do these chores today Check the batteries in your flashlights, touch lamps and other emergency lighting and replace if the battery is looking weak. While your […]

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com You can’t help but feel bad about the citizens of Venezuela, as they suffer under miserable economic conditions: People waiting in lines all night and day to buy basic necessities, formerly middle class people having to hunt dogs and cats in their neighborhood for their next meal, with widespread rioting and looting. But can it happen here? This post certainly got my attention Coming Destruction? Alan Greenspan Warns “Venezuela Under Martial Law […]

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com After a power outage that lasts for a few hours, many people toss out everything that was in the refrigerator. I always toss out milk, leftovers and meats. However, not everything in the fridge spoils right away and there are several items that stay shelf stable. Here is a list of items that do not spoil right away if you have a power outage: Eggs – Most people store eggs in the […]

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I’ve been seeing news articles about the food shortages happening in Venezuela: people standing in line for hours just to get their basic necessities, their National Guard closely watching shoppers to prevent fights from breaking out, and rows of empty shelves inside the stores. This got me thinking, what would happen if there were food shortages here? Can you imagine having to get in line just to enter the grocery store? Or […]

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Some of the most commonly thrown out items of clothing are old socks. Even if you are careful about keeping them together, invariably, one will get lost. Don’t throw them out – there are some good emergency uses for old socks. I keep a bag of clean, mismatched socks for cleaning. Here are a few more ideas: Dusting Instead of using paper towels, save a few tube socks and use them for dusting. […]

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Nylons aka pantyhose, stockings, tights or even knee highs are some of the most commonly discarded items. It is easy to ruin a pair of nylons as soon as you open the package. Before you toss them out, you may be able to get some other uses out of them. If one pair develops a run on one leg, cut off that leg but keep the good one. When another pair springs a […]

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com We are rotating the first batch of rice we stored away and replacing it with the new batch. I bought the rice back in April 2010 but did not repackage it for for long term storage until November 2010. Usually, rice that is left in a pantry with no special packaging will last one to two years. Since this is the first time I am using my rice storage I was really curious […]

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I mentioned a few weeks ago I’d be clearing out and rotating my supplies. Upon opening the first aid bucket, we found a lot of over the counter medications that were at or have reached their expiration dates. The boxes and seals were unopened, so I was hesitant about throwing them all out. So I reached out to our community experts, Dr. Joe Alton, aka Dr. Bones of www.doomandbloom.net and Dr. James Hubbard […]

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Part of becoming self sufficient is learning to make things last as long as possible, so you don’t have to keep buying replacements. I like the convenience of zippered plastic bags, but don’t like the expense. I resisted rewashing them because they took so long to dry and there is a chance for mold during our humid summers. So I figured a way to let them air dry the quickest way possible. […]